Executive Consulting Services

Three ways to put executive capability inside your business

Transparent tiers, no guessing games. Every engagement is scoped narrowly, priced up front, and measured against a Star-Line™ standard agreed before the work begins.

01Strategic guidance

Executive Advisory

Board-level counsel for owners and CEOs who need a disciplined outside read on strategy, risk, and capital decisions.

$2,500 – $4,000

per month · retainer

  • Two monthly executive strategy sessions
  • Asynchronous advisory access between sessions
  • Star-Line™ goal setting and quarterly review
  • Board and investor communication review
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02Deep operational leadership

Fractional Executive

An embedded fractional CEO, COO, or CDO who owns execution — running the cadence, leading the team, carrying the KPIs.

$6,000 – $12,000

per month · retainer

  • One to two days per week inside the organization
  • Direct leadership of department heads
  • Ownership of operating KPIs and management cadence
  • Succession, recruitment, and retention planning
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03Project-based sprint

High-Impact Deep Dive

A 30-day diagnostic of operations, compliance, census, and margin — closing with an executive playbook and board presentation.

$10,000 – $15,000

flat · fixed project

  • 30-day operational and governance diagnostic
  • Financial, census, and compliance analysis
  • Written Star-Line™ executive playbook
  • Boardroom presentation and handoff
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Ranges reflect scope, travel, and organizational complexity. Multi-site, multi-state, and regulated engagements are quoted after a discovery call. Equity or performance-linked structures considered for long-term fractional placements.

Cost comparison

What a full-time executive actually costs

Move the sliders to compare a full-time C-suite hire against a fractional engagement across the first year, including benefits burden and search cost.

Annual comparison

Base salary$275,000
Benefits & payroll burden (28%)$77,000
Equity / bonus$60,000
Search & onboarding (25%)$68,750
Full-time total$480,750
Fractional engagement$108,000

Estimated first-year difference

$372,750

About 78% less than a full-time hire, available in weeks rather than months.

Consulting areas from the book

Five points of Star-Pointing™, five ways to engage

Each point of the star is a working consulting practice. Take the free field guide for the one that matches your situation, or book a call and we will start there.

IOperating structure, SOPs & decision rights

Discipline & the Architecture of Freedom

We rebuild the operating structure — decision rights, management cadence, and written SOPs — so leadership can move quickly without the organization breaking behind them.

  • Decision rights map and management cadence
  • Top-ten SOPs covering revenue and compliance
  • One source of truth for operating numbers
IICrisis readiness & turnaround

Grit, Persistence & Cognitive Response

Response quality under pressure is engineered before the crisis. We build the scenarios, protocols, and rehearsals that keep a leadership team decisive when conditions turn.

  • Named failure scenarios with response protocols
  • Escalation paths and decision clocks
  • Turnaround and corrective-action discipline
IIIGovernance, board & lender confidence

Apex Presence — Trust & Authority

Boards, lenders, physicians, and employees follow credibility. We build the reporting discipline and executive presence that make your word predict reality.

  • Board and lender reporting package
  • Executive coaching on presence and delivery
  • Fiduciary and governance calendar
IVGrowth, referral systems & market entry

Structured Engagement & Influence

Influence run as a process, not a talent. Referral pipelines, territory discipline, and market entry built on measured relationships instead of assumed coverage.

  • Segmented referral tiers with contact cadence
  • Pipeline review rhythm and ownership
  • Market-entry and census growth plan
VKPI architecture & measured outcomes

The Star-Line™ Standard

The non-negotiable performance line, made real: standards expressed as numbers with dates, a KPI architecture that holds them, and SOPs that correct the miss.

  • Star-Line™ standards with named owners
  • Three to five KPIs per department, defined and sourced
  • Monthly executive dashboard and review

Practice areas

What the engagement covers

01

Fractional CEO & COO Leadership

Part-time C-suite leadership for founder-led and mid-market organizations that have outgrown their structure. Strategy, cadence, and accountability owned from the inside.

02

Governance & Board Advisory

Fiduciary oversight, board composition, regulatory alignment, and executive reporting for organizations answering to boards, lenders, and private equity stakeholders.

03

M&A, Turnaround & Integration

Due diligence, acquisition, integration, divestiture, and turnaround execution — built on eight completed assisted-living acquisitions and 1,000+ advised projects.

04

Growth, Sales & Referral Systems

Census and revenue growth through referral pipeline optimization, territory discipline, market-entry campaigns, and data-driven business development.

05

Executive Coaching & Apex Development

One-on-one coaching and leadership workshops built on the Star-Pointing™ method: discipline, apex presence, structured engagement, and decision quality.

06

Healthcare & Senior Housing Practice

Deep sector specialization across assisted living, home health, hospice, skilled nursing, DME, and real estate development in highly regulated multi-state environments.